Winger Semi Radradra scored twice as Fiji produced a scintillating second-half performance to secure a 45-10 bonus-point win against Georgia Thursday, running in seven tries in difficult conditions at the Rugby World Cup. Coach John McKee had demanded...
Two-time defending champions New Zealand ran nine tries past Canada in a 63-0 romp to strengthen their grip on Pool B at the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday. All three Barrett brothers -- Jordie, Beauden and Scott -- scored tries as the All Blacks totted...
France ran in three late tries against the United States Wednesday to earn a vital bonus point in the Rugby World Cup ‘group of death’ with an erratic 33-9 win. Les Bleus were just 12-9 ahead with 13 minutes to go before Gael Fickou, Baptiste Serin and...
Scotland revived their Rugby World Cup campaign with a decisive 34-0 win over Samoa in Kobe on Monday that saw the Pacific islanders finish a man down. The bonus point win for Gregor Townsend’s men could prove vital in a tight Pool A that also involves...
Six Nations champions Wales took a massive step towards topping Pool D with a thrilling 29-25 victory over valiant Australia in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The Welsh were 23-8 ahead at half-time but they had to withstand a furious second-half...
Two-time champions South Africa recorded one of their biggest Rugby World Cup wins on Saturday when they routed a porous Namibia 57-3 to move towards the quarter-finals. Five tries in the first half and another four in the second swept Namibia aside as...
Japan produced one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history on Saturday, stunning the highly fancied Ireland 19-12 to light up the tournament on home turf. The Brave Blossoms were magnificent against Ireland, who came into the tournament...
England made it two wins from two at the Rugby World Cup as they scored seven tries during a 45-7 rout of the United States in Kobe on Thursday that saw the Eagles receive the first red card of the tournament. First-half tries from stand-in captain...
Italy ran amok against Canada to bag their second bonus-point win in as many games with a 48-7 Rugby World Cup victory Thursday and vowed to celebrate with an “old-school night”. It was not a perfect performance as Italy slipped at times from flair...
Minnows Uruguay pulled off the greatest upset in their history on Wednesday as they stunned Fiji 30-27 to leave the Pacific islanders staring at an early exit from the Rugby World Cup. John McKee’s Fiji had showcased their traditional running flair in...
Marauding winger Ed Fidow bagged a quickfire double as Samoa beat Russia 34-9 in a bruising Rugby World Cup encounter on Tuesday. Fidow provided the spark in a tempestuous Pool A clash after the Pacific islanders were reduced to 13 men in the first...
Wales coach Warren Gatland praised a “clinical” four-try first-half which proved his “battered and sore” team’s bedrock for a comfortable 43-14 victory over Georgia in their Rugby World Cup opener on Monday. The Welsh raced out to a 29-0 half-time lead...
Former champions England laboured to a bonus-point win against lowly Tonga in their opening Rugby World Cup match on Sunday, while fellow contenders Ireland threw down the gauntlet with an impressive victory against Scotland. Eddie Jones’ side were...
Italy coach Conor O’Shea said his team were “disappointed” with their Rugby World Cup start after they were forced to come from behind in an error-strewn 47-22 win over lowly Namibia on Sunday. Talisman captain Sergio Parisse became only the third man...
Defending champions New Zealand burnished their credentials as favourites for the Rugby World Cup with a hard-fought 23-13 win against top contenders South Africa in a blockbuster match in Yokohama on Saturday. The impressive All Blacks cut the...
France produced some champagne rugby before almost losing the plot and had to survive a last-gasp penalty to pip Argentina 23-21 in their World Cup opener on Saturday. Fly-half Romain Ntamack paced a schizophrenic French performance with 10 points as...
Australia hooker Tolu Latu scored two tries in five minutes as the Wallabies came from nine points down in the second half to beat Fiji 39-21 and escape a huge upset at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday. Fiji haven’t beaten Australia for 65 years – a...
Japan captain Michael Leitch ensured enduring popularity in his adopted homeland after playing a key role in calming his team’s nerves as they laboured to a 30-10 victory over Russia in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup. The New Zealand-born...
The 2019 edition of the Rugby World Cup is being hailed as the most open ever, with several teams considered serious contenders. Here are the main challengers: New Zealand: three in a row? -Bookmakers' favourites to win an unprecedented third straight...
Namibia 0 New Zealand 0 at the Rugby World Cup! An improbable scoreline but one that could happen if their pool match is cancelled due to a typhoon. The disruption caused in Tokyo in the early hours of Monday by powerful typhoon Faxai has reignited...
The Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017 will be the last to bear that title with World Rugby announcing on Wednesday they are adopting a policy of gender neutrality for their tournaments. In what they say is "a first for a major sporting federation" the...
Leonardo Ghiraldini is set to return from injury with the experienced hooker included on Sunday in Italy's largely youthful squad which features 23 tournament debutants for next month's rugby World Cup in Japan. Ghiraldini, who has 104 caps, ruptured...
The All Blacks sent out an emphatic message they are not to be underestimated at the World Cup as they bounced back from last week’s hiding to thrash the Wallabies 36-0 in Auckland on Saturday. Having been mocked in the media sparring before the Test...
Australia scored a stunning 47-26 upset over a shellshocked New Zealand side reduced to 14 men in a pulsating Rugby Championship clash Saturday for a major confidence boost ahead of the World Cup. A power-packed All Blacks were widely tipped to retain...
Youth worker set up the team four years ago
Warren Gatland was officially unveiled as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2021 tour to South Africa on Wednesday, revealing he had "unfinished business" against the Springboks. Gatland will relinquish his role as Wales boss after the...
In a feisty match, played under a scorching sun, Stompers managed to overcome Kavallieri’s stern challenge, succeeding to lift the silverware to make it a double for yet another year, having won the Cisk Lager League as well. The match did not start on...
Sweden or Ukraine will be the opponents
The stakes are high as the Malta rugby national team will host Croatia in a decisive encounter from Rugby Europe Conference 1 South at the Hibernians Stadium, tomorrow (kick-off: 2pm). Damian Neill’s boys are in high spirits following a convincing away...
Stompers battled more than expected to see off Kavallieri 31-17 and complete the Cisk Lager National League with a perfect record to be crowned as champions. Kavallieri headed into this match, riddled with injuries and as a result, they were forced to...
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